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2 Chainz is lending his support to Full Court reFRESH, a charity initiative dedicated to refurbishing inner city basketball courts and keeping kids safe.

Last Wednesday 2 Chainz joined retired basketball player Kenny "The Jet" Smith (also now well known as a sports analyst for TNT,) and Ronnie Fields, another basketball legend from Chicago. At the event, it was announced that the Full Court reFRESH initiative was teaming up with Coors Light to donate $40,000 to the Chicago Urban League. The money will be used to repair and renovate basketball courts in Chicago parks and neighborhoods.

“What we’re doing is providing an important resource for the younger generation. A lot of the kids don’t have anything to do with their time right now,&rdquo

Open Mike Eagle has soared to a reputable indie hip-hop career thanks to years of diligence and hard work. Originally from Chicago, the Los Angeles transplant is a member of Project Blowed, Thirsty Fish and Swim Team. In 2010, he released his first solo album, Unapologetic Art Rap, via Mush Records, which featured fellow artists Nocando, Busdriver and Serengeti. Years later, he would form Cavanaugh with Serengeti as he continued to ride the wave of indie rap stardom. 

Most recently, he paired up with British producer Paul White to deliver his latest album, Hella Personal Film Festival. White, who has worked with Homeboy Sandman and Danny Brown, helped realize Mike’s vision of a ’70s inspired masterpiece. Mike took some time before h

As many people had speculated and hoped was not the case, it was confirmed early Thursday, June 2 Prince Rogers Nelson indeed passed away due to an opioid overdose. The iconic musician was found unresponsive in an elevator at his massive Chanhassen, Minnesota compound, Paisley Park, on April 21, 2016, shocking countless fans around the world.

According to the Associated Press, who obtained a one-page report from the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, Prince died from an accidental overdose of Fentanyl, a highly addictive synthetic opioid used to treat pain. Normally prescribed to treat patients suffering from chronic pain to late-stage cancer, Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin.

There were early suspicions Prince was struggling with a Percoc

Kid Cudi just announced a few weeks ago that he was working on his sixth studio album, "Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin'." That album still needs a little bit of "fine tuning," according to Cudi, but today he announced that he's already begun work on another album, which should also be out this year.

Kid Cudi announced on Twitter that he plans to release "Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin'" sometime this summer, while his seventh album should drop sometime this Fall.

"Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin'" was originally rumored to be the third part of Kid Cudi's Man On The Moon series. Kid Cudi decide

The recent shooting at a T.I. concert and the subsequent arrest of rapper Troy Ave has reignited discussion about hip-hop's negative portrayal in the media and its role in reinforcing negative stereotypes. Redman has chimed in with his thoughts on the situation, which he calls "Horrible, horrible."

"I don’t know the story, and now everybody’s saying this and that, and I’m hearing different shit about it, you know. But at the end of the day that’s why the media is always talking shit because of moves like that,” Redman said in an interview with HipHopDX.

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Want to understand why the rhymes of hip-hop legends like Rakim and Biggie Smalls just sound better than everything else? This new video will tell you why.

Vox's Estelle Caswell sat down with Martin Connor, a professional music theorist, to break down exactly why certain rhymes flow so well and sound so smart. Using artists like Rakim, Biggie, and Eminem as examples, the two succinctly explain the level of thought and care that hip-hop's best rappers put into their songs. The video will make you feel like you just aced an Intro to Music Theory course, and watching it will give you a better understanding of hip-hop as an art form.

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